Texas Law Expunction Project – Intake I

Students will help people determine eligibility and prepare paperwork to file petitions to expunge criminal records or obtain orders of nondisclosure of criminal records. Expunging records allows people to legally deny offenses and erases records from criminal histories, mitigating future harm stemming from arrests that do not result in a criminal conviction. Orders of nondisclosure direct police departments and other agencies not to disclose criminal records on background checks, and allow a person to not disclose offenses on applications for housing or employment.

Organization

Educational Equity Project, Mithoff Pro Bono Program

The Expunction Project is an internal project of the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program’s Educational Equity Project.

Project Details

Project Date

Wednesday, January 31

Project Time
5:30pm-9:00pm
Approximate hours of work requested
5.5 hours, including training session
Training
Monday, January 29, 5pm-7pm (TNH 2.137); returning volunteers are not required to attend the intake training but please note the NDO law has changed and training will cover the new law; all volunteers will receive updated NDO checklists in advance of the clinic
Skills used
Client interviewing; document preparation/review
Project location
Travis County Law Library, 314 W. 11th Street
Number of student volunteers requested
30
Class year preference
1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
Required skills
Language: Spanish helpful but not necessary
To Apply
Submit email stating interest to Sarah Sedgwick at ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu